Tuffet is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5a6877 |
| Complementary Color | #8895a5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tuffet Color. The Bashful Emu color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dusty Canyon (#9a7e68) for more energetic effect. Try Motto as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8895a5 is the best complementary color to Tuffet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a59788 complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a58888 and #a4a588. Thus found on the left and right of #a59788 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Tallow colors as they work well with Tuffet.
The split-complementary Tuffet palette consists of #8888a5 and #88a4a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8895a5). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a59788, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a59788 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tuffet. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tuffet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a59788 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tuffet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8895a5) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88a597 and #a58895.
In a RGB color space, hex #a59788 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Tuffet has a hue angle of 31.03°, a saturation of 13.88% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a59788 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a59788 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,151,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 11.38, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(31.03,13.88%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.03,17.58%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2685,2.6011,9.7653) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0276,31.9101,27.8165) |